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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 62. <br></br> Medical decisions at the reconsideration level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      32,171</td>
<td class="r data">       6,644</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
<td class="r data">      24,189</td>
<td class="r data">       5,037</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
<td class="r data">       7,982</td>
<td class="r data">       1,607</td>
<td class="r data">    20.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      34,622</td>
<td class="r data">       7,005</td>
<td class="r data">    20.2</td>
<td class="r data">      26,048</td>
<td class="r data">       5,414</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
<td class="r data">       8,574</td>
<td class="r data">       1,591</td>
<td class="r data">    18.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      39,612</td>
<td class="r data">       8,059</td>
<td class="r data">    20.3</td>
<td class="r data">      29,937</td>
<td class="r data">       6,315</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
<td class="r data">       9,675</td>
<td class="r data">       1,744</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      43,012</td>
<td class="r data">       9,188</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
<td class="r data">      32,132</td>
<td class="r data">       7,209</td>
<td class="r data">    22.4</td>
<td class="r data">      10,880</td>
<td class="r data">       1,979</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      43,996</td>
<td class="r data">       9,073</td>
<td class="r data">    20.6</td>
<td class="r data">      32,781</td>
<td class="r data">       7,119</td>
<td class="r data">    21.7</td>
<td class="r data">      11,215</td>
<td class="r data">       1,954</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      44,869</td>
<td class="r data">       8,327</td>
<td class="r data">    18.6</td>
<td class="r data">      33,329</td>
<td class="r data">       6,536</td>
<td class="r data">    19.6</td>
<td class="r data">      11,540</td>
<td class="r data">       1,791</td>
<td class="r data">    15.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      45,283</td>
<td class="r data">       8,760</td>
<td class="r data">    19.3</td>
<td class="r data">      34,275</td>
<td class="r data">       6,908</td>
<td class="r data">    20.2</td>
<td class="r data">      11,008</td>
<td class="r data">       1,852</td>
<td class="r data">    16.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      44,110</td>
<td class="r data">       9,116</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
<td class="r data">      34,013</td>
<td class="r data">       7,316</td>
<td class="r data">    21.5</td>
<td class="r data">      10,097</td>
<td class="r data">       1,800</td>
<td class="r data">    17.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      44,242</td>
<td class="r data">       9,485</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
<td class="r data">      34,383</td>
<td class="r data">       7,750</td>
<td class="r data">    22.5</td>
<td class="r data">       9,859</td>
<td class="r data">       1,735</td>
<td class="r data">    17.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      35,814</td>
<td class="r data">       7,507</td>
<td class="r data">    21.0</td>
<td class="r data">      27,932</td>
<td class="r data">       6,130</td>
<td class="r data">    21.9</td>
<td class="r data">       7,882</td>
<td class="r data">       1,377</td>
<td class="r data">    17.5</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      31,864</td>
<td class="r data">       6,604</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
<td class="r data">      23,981</td>
<td class="r data">       5,011</td>
<td class="r data">    20.9</td>
<td class="r data">       7,883</td>
<td class="r data">       1,593</td>
<td class="r data">    20.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      34,285</td>
<td class="r data">       6,956</td>
<td class="r data">    20.3</td>
<td class="r data">      25,832</td>
<td class="r data">       5,379</td>
<td class="r data">    20.8</td>
<td class="r data">       8,453</td>
<td class="r data">       1,577</td>
<td class="r data">    18.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      39,276</td>
<td class="r data">       8,013</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
<td class="r data">      29,722</td>
<td class="r data">       6,278</td>
<td class="r data">    21.1</td>
<td class="r data">       9,554</td>
<td class="r data">       1,735</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      42,669</td>
<td class="r data">       9,139</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
<td class="r data">      31,913</td>
<td class="r data">       7,176</td>
<td class="r data">    22.5</td>
<td class="r data">      10,756</td>
<td class="r data">       1,963</td>
<td class="r data">    18.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      43,643</td>
<td class="r data">       9,025</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
<td class="r data">      32,543</td>
<td class="r data">       7,086</td>
<td class="r data">    21.8</td>
<td class="r data">      11,100</td>
<td class="r data">       1,939</td>
<td class="r data">    17.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      44,570</td>
<td class="r data">       8,295</td>
<td class="r data">    18.6</td>
<td class="r data">      33,139</td>
<td class="r data">       6,514</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
<td class="r data">      11,431</td>
<td class="r data">       1,781</td>
<td class="r data">    15.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      45,011</td>
<td class="r data">       8,727</td>
<td class="r data">    19.4</td>
<td class="r data">      34,091</td>
<td class="r data">       6,885</td>
<td class="r data">    20.2</td>
<td class="r data">      10,920</td>
<td class="r data">       1,842</td>
<td class="r data">    16.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      43,818</td>
<td class="r data">       9,077</td>
<td class="r data">    20.7</td>
<td class="r data">      33,845</td>
<td class="r data">       7,292</td>
<td class="r data">    21.5</td>
<td class="r data">       9,973</td>
<td class="r data">       1,785</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      43,994</td>
<td class="r data">       9,461</td>
<td class="r data">    21.5</td>
<td class="r data">      34,235</td>
<td class="r data">       7,735</td>
<td class="r data">    22.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,759</td>
<td class="r data">       1,726</td>
<td class="r data">    17.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      35,631</td>
<td class="r data">       7,484</td>
<td class="r data">    21.0</td>
<td class="r data">      27,812</td>
<td class="r data">       6,114</td>
<td class="r data">    22.0</td>
<td class="r data">       7,819</td>
<td class="r data">       1,370</td>
<td class="r data">    17.5</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         236</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">    14.4</td>
<td class="r data">         170</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">    13.5</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">    16.9</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    17.2</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    16.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         248</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">    14.5</td>
<td class="r data">         173</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    18.5</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         277</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">    14.8</td>
<td class="r data">         183</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    14.2</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    16.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         275</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">    15.3</td>
<td class="r data">         194</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    14.9</td>
<td class="r data">          81</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    16.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         221</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">    10.4</td>
<td class="r data">         143</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    11.2</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">     9.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         200</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    13.0</td>
<td class="r data">         139</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    13.7</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         231</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    13.9</td>
<td class="r data">         134</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    15.7</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    11.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         198</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">     9.1</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    11.3</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">     6.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    14.3</td>
<td class="r data">          89</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    14.6</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    13.6</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          71</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">     8.5</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     7.9</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     9.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          95</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">     8.4</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          48</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    11.4</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    11.9</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    10.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    12.1</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">     7.7</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    12.8</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     9.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">     9.7</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">     8.9</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    11.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    11.5</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">     8.8</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    14.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    12.0</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">     8.0</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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